Modern & Contemporary
Explore the stories shaping today’s world. Our Modern & Contemporary collection features fresh, thought-provoking fiction from the late 20th century to now — capturing the complexities of modern life, identity, and connection. With bold voices, diverse perspectives, and emotionally resonant narratives, these books reflect the here and now in all its beauty, chaos, and change.
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Welcome to Beach Town
HarperCollins PublishersIn the beach town of Alara Cove, Nikki Graziola attends an elite academy on a scholarship, feeling out of place among her wealthy peers. During her...
View full detailsComprehensive Road Atlas Ireland
HarperCollins PublishersThis road atlas provides clear and detailed mapping of Ireland in a convenient A4 spiral-bound format, suitable for both business and leisure trave...
View full detailsCat Lady
HarperCollins PublishersMia has always followed the rules, leading a life that appears perfect on the outside. She is married, has a nice house, and a stable career. Howev...
View full detailsNightwork
Little, Brown Book GroupHarry became a thief at a young age to support his ill mother. After her death, he leaves Chicago but struggles to escape his past. He leads a caut...
View full detailsThe Tap Dancer
HarperCollins PublishersThis novel explores the complexities of family dynamics through the eyes of William, the fourth son in a Civil Service family. As his father approa...
View full detailsAll the Light We Cannot See
HarperCollins PublishersThis novel follows the lives of a blind French girl, Marie-Laure, and a German boy, Werner, during World War II. Marie-Laure has been blind since c...
View full detailsWoman, Eating
Little, Brown Book GroupLydia struggles with her unique dietary needs. Living in London, she longs to enjoy traditional Japanese dishes like sashimi and ramen, but she can...
View full detailsMolly & the Captain
Little, Brown Book GroupA celebrated artist in the Georgian era paints his daughters at their home in Bath, creating a famous portrait called "Molly & the Captain". In...
View full detailsThe Enigma of Garlic
Little, Brown Book GroupBig Lou and Fat Bob's wedding is the highlight of the decade, bringing excitement to 44 Scotland Street. However, after the celebrations, Big Lou f...
View full detailsThe Sweet Remnants of Summer
Little, Brown Book GroupIsabel Dalhousie becomes a member of the advisory committee for the Scottish National Portrait Gallery. She becomes involved in a family dispute be...
View full detailsCounterfeit
HarperCollins PublishersAva is a lawyer living a seemingly perfect life, married to a successful surgeon and taking a break to raise her young child. Her old college frien...
View full detailsWhite Nights
Penguin Books LtdWhite Nights features a young man living in St. Petersburg who encounters a mysterious woman. As they share their thoughts and dreams over four nig...
View full detailsThe Bullet That Missed
Penguin Books LtdThe Thursday Murder Club is back, navigating an ordinary Thursday that quickly spirals into chaos. A cold case resurfaces, linked to a local news l...
View full detailsNotes from Underground and the Double
Penguin Books LtdThis collection features two of Dostoyevsky's shorter works. In Notes from Underground, an anonymous narrator reflects on his alienation from socie...
View full detailsThe Woman in the Dunes
Penguin Books LtdNiki Jumpei, an amateur entomologist, searches for beetles in a remote desert. He finds himself trapped in a village buried by sand dunes and disco...
View full detailsThe Sicilian
CornerstoneMichael Corleone is in Sicily, tasked by his father to find Salvatore Giuliano, a young man caught in the struggle against the Mafia. As Michael na...
View full detailsOf Mice and Men
Penguin Books LtdGeorge and Lennie are two displaced ranch workers in California during the Great Depression. They dream of owning their own land, a vision that giv...
View full detailsLetters to a Young Poet
Penguin Books LtdOver six years, Rainer Maria Rilke corresponded with a young officer cadet, offering guidance on writing, love, suffering, and the complexities of ...
View full detailsTinkers
CornerstoneAn old man on his deathbed witnesses the physical decay of his surroundings, triggering memories and reflections on his life.
Darling
Penguin Books LtdIn a Norfolk farmhouse, teenager Linda Radlett feels trapped and yearns for love and adventure. Her overbearing father and eccentric mother complic...
View full detailsThe Trio
Penguin Books LtdThora, August and Hugo come from different backgrounds: an art school dreamer, a wealthy elite, and an ordinary boy. Their lives intertwine over tw...
View full detailsAt the Table
Little, Brown Book GroupNicole and Jamie Maguire have always seen their parents, Linda and Gerry, as the perfect couple. However, when their parents announce their separat...
View full detailsThe Nanny
Little, Brown Book GroupCassie is suddenly unemployed and must find a new job quickly. She comes across a live-in nanny position, which seems perfect. Moving in with Aiden...
View full detailsBeautiful Star
Penguin Books LtdBeautiful Star is a black comedy that explores family dynamics in the context of an impending nuclear catastrophe. The Osugi family discovers that ...
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